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Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

By matthewmiller April 18, 2010, 6:54 AM PDT

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Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

HTC DROID Incredible retail box

HTC DROID Incredible retail box

The Motorola DROID is a popular Android device on Verizon Wireless, but may have just been bested by the HTC DROID Incredible with 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 8 megapixel camera, and Sense 2.5 experience. Check out these comparison photos, photos taken with the DROID Incredible and screenshots.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

Small retail package

Small retail package

The DROID Incredible box is quite small with a focus on showing off the device with photos of it on the top and bottom.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

Here is the HTC Incredible

Here is the HTC Incredible

When you first open up the box you will find the device with a plastic cover on it labeling all the virtual and hardware buttons.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

Wow, look at the back of the Incredible

Wow, look at the back of the Incredible

You can’t help but notice the back of the Incredible with the bright red plastic that includes a matching HTC battery.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

Battery in place, open back

Battery in place, open back

The entire back of the Incredible is removed to access the battery.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

Red all over

Red all over

I doubt you will ever misplace the battery of this device with the bright red finish.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

Contoured back cover

Contoured back cover

The back panel of the HTC DROID Incredible has three levels as you can see here. “with Google” is also stamped on the lower back.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

HTC logo and camera

HTC logo and camera

An HTC logo is embedded in the back with the 8 megapixel camera and dual LED flash lights above and to the left. The opening on the right is for the speaker.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

Full soft touch back

Full soft touch back

The back is covered in black soft touch material and feels great in your hand.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

Yes, this is a microUSB port

Yes, this is a microUSB port

Even though it has a different look to it, this is a microUSB port for charging and connectivity to your PC/Mac.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

Volume button

Volume button

A + and – appears on the long volume button on the left side.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

Top of the Incredible

Top of the Incredible

The 3.5mm headset jack and power button is found on the top of the HTC Incredible.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

Upper front of the device

Upper front of the device

The speaker grill on the front is red with the Verizon label placed below it and above the display.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

HTC DROID Incredible in hand

HTC DROID Incredible in hand

The DROID Incredible feels great in your hand with slightly less width than the Nexus One.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

New optical joystick

New optical joystick

Rather than using a trackball on the Incredible, HTC replaced it with an optical joystick. You can still press in on the center of it to select an item too.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

Touch sensitive buttons

Touch sensitive buttons

There are four touch sensitive areas below the display for Home, Menu, Back, and Search.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

DROID Incredible in hand with display on

DROID Incredible in hand with display on

The 3.7 inch OLED display looks great in most lighting conditions.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

HTC high end lineup

HTC high end lineup

In this view you can see the HTC HD2, DROID Incredible, and Google Nexus One.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

Back of the HTC devices

Back of the HTC devices

The back of each one shows how they can be a bit distinct even though they are similar.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

Stacking up the HTC devices

Stacking up the HTC devices

The DROID Incredible is a bit different than the other two because the microUSB port is on the left rather than on the bottom like the others.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

Lower side view of the HTC devices

Lower side view of the HTC devices

All three devices are rather thin and do feel great in your hand.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

Side view of the HTC devices

Side view of the HTC devices

The Nexus One and DROID Incredible have about the same height while the HD2 is a bit taller.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

HTC Incredible photo one

HTC Incredible photo one

I took this shot at QWEST Field in Seattle. This football is composed of helmets from all the high schools in Washington State.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

HTC Incredible photo two

HTC Incredible photo two

I took this photo during the Sounders FC game.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

HTC Incredible photo three

HTC Incredible photo three

Another photo taken with the DROID Incredible.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

Typical Home screen panel

Typical Home screen panel

The HTC DROID Incredible has the HTC Sense 2.5 user interface on board and this is a typical Home screen panel.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

Leap functionality in HTC Sense 2.5

Leap functionality in HTC Sense 2.5

A cool new capability is the Leap feature where you can see thumbnails of each of the 7 Home screen panels in your selected Scene.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

Verizon section of the Android Market

Verizon section of the Android Market

Rather than load the device up with bloatware, Verizon provides the user with a special section in the Android Market.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

NFL Mobile on the DROID Incredible

NFL Mobile on the DROID Incredible

It was great to see the new NFL Mobile application available on the device.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

Camera software

Camera software

This is a shot of the camera software on the DROID Incredible.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

Friend Stream application

Friend Stream application

Another new piece of software provided by HTC is Friend Stream. The software shows you updates and photos from your Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr networks.

Image Gallery: Hands-on with the HTC DROID Incredible for Verizon Wireless

Car Home panel

Car Home panel

This interface provides shortcuts to utilities optimized for navigation with the DROID Incredible.

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